I’ve tried to install some distros like Ubuntu, Fedora and Debian, but just because of I cannot use opensuse in my laptop! I used opensuse in my desktop and I love it that’s what I want it on my laptop. Now the problem: I can run live cd (only opensuse) on my laptop, it works pretty good, well I had to use it without acpi, then I tried to install and it seems that it’s done, but after it reboots it shows http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=14374031&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=2256834487&id=800920486
well, in B.I.O.S I changed HDD to compability with IDE, but it didn’t work, I’ve tried several things but I got the same result. So I don’t know what else to do.:’(
By the way, It’s a Toshiba laptop with intel core i3, 3gb ddr3, model: L515-SP4012L.
So I guess I do not understand what your computer is doing when you try to boot into openSUSE. Does it boot at all or is openSUSE just missing and it works OK with other OS’ already loaded? I must say that I do not recommend you change any disk setting after you install an Operation System like openSUSE as you indicated when you said:
well, in B.I.O.S I changed HDD to compatibility with IDE,
I use the IDE Compatibility mode on most hard drives, but I leave at the same setting before and after any openSUSE installation.
Thank You,
Agree to that.
To the OP: could you be more specific? :
Do you see the bootloader (the bootmenu) or nothing at all ?
Is there any other OS on the disk?
If you don’t see the bootloader, that can be fixed.
ok sorry about that! well I changed that in BIOS just to try another different thing because at my first tried I did it without change anything in BIOS. It loads Grub ok and the other system (windows 7), the only problem is that when I select opensuse it shows:
ACPI expecting a package, found type 1;
Creating device nodes with udev
drm[i915_init] ERROR drm/i915 can’t work without intel_agp module!
FATAL: ERROR inserting i915 (/lib/modules/2.6.34-12-desktop/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko): no such device
Trying manual resume from /dev/disk/by id/ata-Hitachi_(two blocks with letters and numbers)-part 6 not found
resume device /dev/disk/by id/ata-Hitachi_(two blocks with letters and numbers)-part 6 not found (ignoring)
Trying manual resume from /dev/disk/by id/ata-Hitachi_(two blocks with letters and numbers)-part 6 not found
resume device /dev/disk/by id/ata-Hitachi_(two blocks with letters and numbers)-part 6 not found (ignoring)
waiting for device /dev/disk/by id/ata-Hitachi_(two blocks with letters and numbers)-part 7 to appear…
Could not find /dev/disk/by id/ata-Hitachi_(two blocks with letters and numbers)-part 7.
Want me to fall back to dev/sda7? (Y/N)
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if I chose Y it sends the same message, even I tried to use only opensuse in my laptop, I mean quit windows and just leave the opensuse, but in anycase I didn’t work.
What I think is really rare is that I can use live cd and it works very good, even wireless works very good!
Thank you for your time! I didn’t expect that somebody replies it so soon! Thanks a lot!
Now it is possible that openSUSE is messed up after switching the hard disk type after its installation. However, I would first try adding the kernel load option “nomodeset”, without the quotes. When the grub menu starts and sits at the default openSUSE menu option, type:
nomodeset
and press enter before eight seconds go by and see what this gets you at startup and report back.
Thank You,
Well, I did it what you asked me yo do, but I had the same result. I wal erased the opensuse partition, so I created it again but it didn’t work.
Thank you for your time!
It might be time to download another copy of openSUSE, in case the disk you have now is bad. I see a missing module, which could be a bad disk, but there seems to be some sort of partition issue as well. A fresh download and install disk is where I would go next.
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I´m going to do it! thank you, by the way I install this copy that I have on a Virtual Machine and it works!
I did it, but I still get the same result
Any word on this? I’m new and I’m getting the exact same error message. My Live Gnome CD will boot up, Windows 7 works fine, and in order to get OpenSUSE to install I had to use “acpi=off edd=off pci=noacpi”.
I’m running a Toshiba Satellite with intel core i5, any help would be much appreciated!
here´s another thing, I tried to use opensolaris 200906 and openindiana and these OS work well! well, I think we have the same problem with the laptops, it could be hdd or gpu, that´s the only think I know but I don´t know how to fix it!
so dr87 is indicating that adding in the kernel load options “acpi=off edd=off pci=noacpi” allows openSUSE to run. When kernel load options are required, one would wonder if perhaps a newer kernel might do better. Now when blk89 indicates that opensolaris 200906 and openindiana work OK and openSUSE 11.3 does not, what else might be different? I sure would check their kernel versions AND I would try to determine which video driver they were using. I can suggest that if you can add the kernel options “acpi=off edd=off pci=noacpi” without the quotes on the kernel options line in grub within 8 seconds and press enter and have openSUSE run, then consider doing a kernel update to 2.6.35 and see if it works any better. Here is a link on how to do this IF you are able to get openSUSE to run.
S.A.K.C - SuSE Automated Kernel Compiler
Thank You,